History Uncovered

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Apr 26, 2023 • 30min

Episode 66 - History Happy Hour, April 2023

Today, we'll be talking about:How scientists found a never before seen chapter in the Bible.How the discovery of a 6000 year old hook in Israel, suggests that ancient people hunted sharks.Why experts are warning that mummies in Mexico, City could be spreading ancient fungus.New evidence that suggests ancient people used psychedelic drugs 3,000 years ago.A study that claims humans once ate giant snails as large as a human hand.As well as a number of historical anniversaries, including the discovery of LSD, the sinking of the Titanic and much more.https://allthatsinteresting.com/guanajuato-mummy-funguscredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsThanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/uncovered60 and use code uncovered60 for 60% off plus free shipping!Please fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 19, 2023 • 21min

Episode 65 - Titanic, part 2: ‘Iceberg, Right Ahead!’

At 11:39 p.m., just before his shift was to end, Frederick Fleet suddenly saw a large mass emerge directly in front of the ship. In a panic, he rang the bell three times and telephoned the bridge. Sixth officer James Paul Moody immediately picked up the phone and answered with, “What did you see?”Fleet replied, “Iceberg, right ahead!”https://allthatsinteresting.com/rms-titaniccredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsThanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/uncovered60 and use code uncovered60 for 60% off plus free shipping!Please fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2023 • 18min

Episode 64 - Titanic, part 1: Building The 'Unsinkable Ship'

One summer evening in 1907, two men came together to discuss an idea that they hoped would change the world — or at least the world of maritime travel. Bruce Ismay, the managing director of the White Star Line, and Lord William Pirrie, chairman of the shipyard Harland and Wolff, hatched a plan to build several gargantuan ships unlike anything the world had ever seen before.https://allthatsinteresting.com/rms-titaniccredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsThanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/uncovered60 and use code uncovered60 for 60% off plus free shipping!Please fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 5, 2023 • 32min

Episode 63 - La Lechuza, The Creepy Witch-Owl Of Ancient Mexican Legend

Along the border of Northern Mexico and Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, there are whispers of a creature known as La Lechuza, a seven-foot owl with a woman’s face whose cries can be heard at night, enticing victims to wander into her clutches.In some tellings, the Lechuza was once a human woman, but an act of cruelty committed against her or her child turned her into a vengeful monster. In others, the Lechuza is a witch’s familiar, serving her mistress’ will by abducting children, or perhaps she is a servant of Satan himself, one who feeds on the negative emotions of the humans who have the misfortune of encountering her.In every version of the legend, though, one thing is certain — seeing a Lechuza is a bad omen, and not one to be taken lightly.https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-lechuzacredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsThanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/uncovered60 and use code uncovered60 for 60% off plus free shipping!Please fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 29, 2023 • 45min

Episode 62 - History Happy Hour, March 2023

It's the end of March 2023 and we've handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today. We'll talk aboutThe death of the last member of the Nazi resistance group, White RoseHow a metal detectorist stumbled upon the oldest known mention of the god Odin.The discovery of a Roman shrine high up in the Swiss Alps.A new study about the genetic differences found in the dogs of Chernobyl.The discovery of a new Malai statue on Easter Island.As well as the number of historical anniversaries for March, including the first televised Academy Awards, the very mysterious death of Josef Stalin, and more.https://allthatsinteresting.com/joseph-stalin-deathcredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsPlease fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 22, 2023 • 33min

Episode 61 - Inside The Decades-Long Mystery Of The Isdal Woman

More than 50 years after the Isdal Woman's charred body was found in Norway’s “Ice Valley,” the authorities still don’t know who she was or how she died.https://allthatsinteresting.com/isdal-womancredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsPlease fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 15, 2023 • 38min

Episode 60 - The Death of Floyd Collins And The Forgotten Media Spectacle

Floyd Collins was an experienced cave explorer. A participant in what became known as Kentucky’s “Cave Wars,” Collins made several notable discoveries, including the Great Crystal Cave. But that’s not why the story of Floyd Collins — or Floyd Collins’ body — is remembered today.https://allthatsinteresting.com/floyd-collinscredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsPlease fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2023 • 44min

Episode 59 - History Happy Hour, February 2023

It’s the end of February 2023 and we’ve handpicked a few of our favorite history stories from this month. Today, we’ll be talking about:The Death of Solomon Perel, who as a young Jewish boy during World War II joined the Hitler Youth to avoid being killed by the NazisThe discovery of encrypted letters written by Mary Queen of Scots while she was in prisonA new study that examined Impressionist paintings and found they may have depicted air pollutionThe discovery of a pendant belonging to the first wife of King Henry VIIIAs well as a number of monumental historic anniversaries including the 110th birthday of Rosa Parks and the 100th anniversary of the opening of King Tut’s Tomb.And we'll also discuss some incredible stories from Black history that we published in February, including Solomon Northrup and the 54th Massachusetts regimenthttps://allthatsinteresting.com/today-in-history/february-26credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsPlease fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 20, 2023 • 42min

Episode 58 - Fun Facts About Washington and Lincoln

Today, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are often seen to be as serious and solemn as their carved faces on Mount Rushmore suggest. But though both presidents presided over important eras in American history, each had another side that the history books often skip over.https://allthatsinteresting.com/abraham-lincoln-factshttps://allthatsinteresting.com/george-washington-factscredits: allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsPlease fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwaveHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 15, 2023 • 16min

Episode 57 - Doris Miller, From Kitchen Duty To Pearl Harbor Hero

On December 7, 1941, Navy sailor Doris Miller was below deck on the USS West Virginia, sorting laundry, when he heard the ship's general alarm suddenly go off. Though Miller was a Black man, and thus relegated to being a mess attendant and cook, he leaped into action as Japanese planes roared above the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. That day, the ship's mess attendant would become one of its heroes.https://allthatsinteresting.com/doris-millercredits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-creditsHistory Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.comPlease fill out our listener survey to give us some feedback:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/airwave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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